Economic Instruments - Charges and taxes

Water Effluent Charges - Brief Summary (Latvia)

Introduced

1995


Aims

The aim is to ensure compliance and provide incentives for pollution reduction.


Design

Coverage

Latvian water effluent charge refers to 36 pollutants, which are grouped into several hazard categories.

Rate

Rates are based on two criteria: the level of hazardousness of the category and the type of recipient. BOD, phosphorus and nitrogen are classified as moderately hazardous and are charged 30 LVL (0.047 euro) per kg. Non-compliance is penalised with a three-fold rate. (Speck et al., 2004).

Revenues

Proceeds from the wastewater charges are shared between national environmental funds and municipal funds/budgets and are used to finance environmental improvements.


References

Speck,S., Braswell, J., Markovic, M and McNicholas, J. 2004. Market-based Instruments for Water Pollution Managemetn: An Assessment of International Approaches. Paper presented at Fifth Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Pavia, Italy, 9-11 September 2004.

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Introduced

1995


Aims

The aim is to ensure compliance and provide incentives for pollution reduction.


Design

Coverage

Latvian water effluent charge refers to 36 pollutants, which are grouped into several hazard categories.

Rate

Rates are based on two criteria: the level of hazardousness of the category and the type of recipient. BOD, phosphorus and nitrogen are classified as moderately hazardous and are charged 30 LVL (0.047 euro) per kg. Non-compliance is penalised with a three-fold rate. (Speck et al., 2004).

Revenues

Proceeds from the wastewater charges are shared between national environmental funds and municipal funds/budgets and are used to finance environmental improvements.


References

Speck,S., Braswell, J., Markovic, M and McNicholas, J. 2004. Market-based Instruments for Water Pollution Managemetn: An Assessment of International Approaches. Paper presented at Fifth Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation, Pavia, Italy, 9-11 September 2004.


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